04205nam 22007214a 450 991082153480332120200520144314.01-281-38592-197866113859270-8213-7443-510.1596/978-0-8213-7442-9(CKB)1000000000534556(EBL)459456(OCoLC)508079930(SSID)ssj0000090255(PQKBManifestationID)11121822(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090255(PQKBWorkID)10111564(PQKB)11130805(MiAaPQ)EBC459456(Au-PeEL)EBL459456(CaPaEBR)ebr10231568(CaONFJC)MIL138592(OCoLC)423271242(The World Bank)2007047529(US-djbf)15093116(EXLCZ)99100000000053455620071126d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWorking out of poverty job creation and the quality of growth in Africa /Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal1st ed.Washington, D.C. World Bankc2008xi, 81 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7442-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-76).Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Table 1 Percentage of the Population Living on Less than 1 a Day, by Region; Box 1 Translating Common Labor Concepts to Conditions in Africa; Chapter 1 Context: The Economic Environment for Job Creation; Table 2 Growth of the Labor Force,Wage and Salary Employment, and GDP per Capita in Selected African Countries; Box 2 Most African Countries Did not Realize High Economic Growth Rates, 1995-2006; Chapter 2 Constraints: Missing Private Sector Demand; Figure 1 Major Obstacles Facing African FirmsTable 3 Indicators of Labor Flexibility, by RegionChapter 3 Conditions: The State of the African Labor Force; Figure 2 Percentage of Children Completing Primary Education, by Gender and Household Income; Figure 3 Women without Education: National Percentage and Gap between Rural and Urban; Table 4 Implied Returns to Education in Selected African Countries; Table 5 Estimated Life Expectancy at Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Regions, by Gender, 2000-05 and 2010-15; Chapter 4 Consequences: The Growth of the Informal Sector; Box 3 Definitions and Classification of the Informal SectorTable 6 Informal Sector Share of Labor Force by AreaTable 7 Labor Force by Sector and Rural vs. Urban Area, Ages 10 and Above; Table 8 Estimated Average Annual Growth in Earnings by Sector of Employment; Chapter 5 Conclusion: The Prospects for Better Outcomes; Appendix Measuring Labor Force Participation in Africa: A Conundrum; References; IndexGovernments in Africa and their stakeholders have been disappointed with the number of wage and salary jobs that have been created over the last decade or more. Even in countries that experienced both strong economic growth and rapid poverty reduction during this period, job creation has lagged behind expectations. Faced with a rapidly growing labor force, Africa has to find new ways to create better paying jobs. Working Out of Poverty reviews the literature and presents original research by the authors analyzing job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa in light of economic performance over the decaWorld Bank e-Library.Job creationAfricaLabor supplyAfricaLabor marketAfricaAfricaEconomic conditionsJob creationLabor supplyLabor market331.12096Fox M. Louise1605745Gaal Melissa Sekkel1979-1712876MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821534803321Working out of poverty4105407UNINA